Mayor Johnson slowly builds on a campaign promise to hire more young people for city’s summer jobs program
WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago
July 11, 20244m 12s
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Show Notes
A cornerstone of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s crime prevention plan is to hire more young people for summer jobs.
He has seen some success.
The summer jobs program has slowly, but steadily, grown under Johnson after seeing a COVID-19 induced dip.
That growth includes 100 new “peacekeeper” positions where kids learn conflict resolution and relationship building.
WBEZ’s Mariah Woelfel has more.
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